Principles of Constitution
Government can't do whatever it wants
Limited Government
Topic of Article I
Congress
House and Senate
freedom of speech and religion
first
All laws in nation must follow this
Constitution
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Separation of Powers
Topic of Article II
Executive
Tyranny should remind you of this dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus Rex
No illegal search and seizures
Fourth
According to this clause, federal laws are superior to state laws
Supremacy
Impeachment, veto, approving treaties
Checks and Balances
Topic of Article III
Judicial
Breaking the government into levels protects against tyranny
federalism
No cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth
Federal powers
People vote for representatives
Republicanism
Topic of Article IV
State to state relations
Breaking up the central government into branches helps avoid tyranny
Separation of powers
Right to a lawyer
Sixth
Marriage licenses, public schools, etc.
State powers
States and National government cooperate to solve problems
Federalism
The two groups involoved in amending the Constitution.
Giving branches control over the others protects against tyranny.
Checks and balances
Reserved rights of the states
Tenth
Make laws, court systems, public saftey
Shared powers